Julia Lundman Art

My paintings are inspired by all of the mysterious fantasy worlds I read  about and drew as a child, fairies, myth, legends, animals - all of the fascinating creatures I was introduced to in Narnia and Greek Myth. I am interested in revisiting these characters and landscapes with my experiences as an adult woman, thinking about how I can retell beloved subjects with personal nuance and meaning.

My aesthetic rejects stiff, mechanical rendering in favor of capturing a narrative stylized, emotional, and the poetic essence of a subject. I believe in honoring my intuition through sketchbook practice. All of my paintings flow from these sketches into paintings. No AI is ever used in my process.

I work in my studio daily experimenting with historical methods I learned from years of study at traditional ateliers. I am currently working in mixed media using water based, non toxic materials on paper mounted to hardboard, sometimes utilizing gilded metal accents.